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Free Tax Preparation Service - Community
Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP)

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) sponsors the
Community Volunteer Income Tax
Program, which provides free help to complete income tax returns. This
free service is available to people with a modest income and a simple tax
situation, who are not able to prepare their own tax returns. Returns
will not be prepared for deceased persons, bankrupt individuals, or for people
with capital gains/losses, business income or rental income.

For 2018 tax returns, modest income is considered to be
approximately $35,000
for an individual and $45,000 for 2 people, plus $2,500 for each additional
dependant.

Your tax situation is simple if you have no income, or if
your sources of income are from the following:

- are self-employed
- have employment expenses
- have business or rental income and expenses
- have capital gains or losses
- file for bankruptcy
- are completing a tax return for a deceased person

There are volunteer tax clinics in many communities. Most of them
operate in March and April. For more information on this service, and a
phone # to call for more information, see Need
a hand with your taxes on the CRA web site.

Another Easy Tax-Filing Option - File My Return

Another way to file your return if your situation is simple,
is to use the new (for 2017 tax year) File
My Return service, filing by telephone.